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Book Review

The document outlines the process of writing a book review, emphasizing an analytical and persuasive approach rather than an informal one. It provides guidance on preparing for the review by considering the author's background, writing style, and the book's format and content. A suggested structure for the review includes an introduction that describes the book's title, author, subject, and format.

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Book Review

The document outlines the process of writing a book review, emphasizing an analytical and persuasive approach rather than an informal one. It provides guidance on preparing for the review by considering the author's background, writing style, and the book's format and content. A suggested structure for the review includes an introduction that describes the book's title, author, subject, and format.

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BOOK REVIEW –it’s like a book report, spend some time discussing the content of the book, its

main purpose is not


informal, but analytical and persuasive. The writer, in analysing the content, format, argument and context with in
the book which the book was written, argues that the book is worth reading or not.

Preparing to Write the Book Review: Before you write the book review, but after you have read the book, you
should make notes on the following area:

The Author:
 Background and qualifications
 Writing Style
 Use of source ( see Bibliography & table of Charts & figures)
 His/her purpose in writing the book

The Book Format:


 Table of Contents
 Section & Chapter Titles
 Index
 Introduction (often tells the format, purpose, and intended audience)

The Content:
 Introduction/Conclusion
 Preface
 Chapter Summaries
 Tables,Graphs, Figures, etc.

STRUCTURE OF BOOK REVIEW: the following format can be used for the Book Review
(Note: you do not have to answer every question; these are only suggestion to guide your writing).

INTRODUCTION
A general description of the book, title, author, subject and format. Here you can include

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